Food trucks hit the brakes in the suburbs

4:04 PM,
Oct. 4, 2013

Carmel's newest food truck 'SoHo To Go!', owned by Vivian Lawhead, pulls in the lot with other food trucks during the 'Taste of the Trucks' event held at Carmel High School stadium on Friday, September 27, 2013. Matt Detrich / The Star

Written by

Annalisa Rodriguez
annalisa.rodriguez@indystar.com

Noblesville restaurant owner Rick Robison thinks food trucks have merit in some places - but he doesn't want them in his backyard.

Amid competition from other restaurants on the downtown square, the Ind. 37 corridor and the Hamilton Town Center, Robison says food trucks could be another hit. And it's one that he thinks is unfair.

"We are here 365 days a year," said Robison, owner of Syd's Bar and Grill. "We pay the city in property taxes and sales taxes and we employ a large number of employees. If they want to get into food sales, then rent a building." ...